Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 16, 1922, Page 1

The Pioneer is the only daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and nas the largest circulation im Northern Minnesota.. VOLUME XX. NO, 152 e e DOUBLE MURDER BY HIRED GANG OF CRIMINALS Investigators into New Jersey Killings Believe Woman Accompanied Gang BELIEVE MURDER 'WAS PLANNED IN ADVANCE Jealousy of Attention Paid Pastor May Have Inspired Murder, Is Belief (By United Press) New Brunswick, N. f., Oct. 16 —A hired gang of expert criminals led by sn expert gunman and ac- companied by a woman who hated the sexton’s wife and loved the preacher conducted the double murder of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Ela- nor Mills on September 14th, is the belief of the majority of those in- vestigating the case. - From letters placed in the hands of the authorities by Charlotte Mills, the motherless victim of the tragedy, and from the fact that both the preacher and the woman answered mysterions telephone calls at the same hour, the investigators while waiting appointment to act, agreed that the murder was planned in ad- vance, The Attorney General of New Jer- sey is expected to name today a man 1o supercede the present prosecutor conducting the search for tae mured- er. All forces of law engaged in the probe will be coordinated under the direction of the Attorney Gen- eral’s office. George Totten, who has been on the case from the start, pub- licly expreséd the arch-criminal theory, and said that withia a few days the public would see that he was right. The prosecutors are understood to lean toward the belief that both Dr. Hall and Mrs. Mills were lured from their homes, kidnaped, executed, laid out and left ‘t.be found, white an expert bandil or gunman covered their tracks; that jealousy of Mrs. Mills’ attention to the pastor inspir- ed the instigators of the murder. A person who wished it committed was present at the slaying and was tender at the last moment to,the slain body of the rector while vicious, unneces- sary attacks were made on the sex- tons’ wife. . (By United Press) New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 16— Telephone wires leading into the home of Mrs. Edward Hall and into the County Court House have been tap- ped and unknown .persons are listen- ing in on conferences pertaining to the divestigation of the “Hall-Mills murder, it was charged today. ELKS LODGE TO GIVE ¥ DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT Invitations are being sent out to- day for the regular dancing party to be given by the Elks lodge at the Elks hall Friday evening. The same music, which has. pleased large crowds, at the previous dances, will play again Friday night. A large attendance is expected and a very enjoyable evening is assured. MOOSE LODGE TO HOLD MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT A regular meeting of the Moose to- morrow night will be the time for every member to express himself on the subject of the purchase of the proposed radio receiving set—*‘speak now or forever. after hold your peace.” Other important matters for the good of the order will be presented in committee reports. SPECIAL ELECTION ON SCHOOL PROJECT OCT. 28 Notice has been givén of a special school election of the voters of In- dependent School District No. 7 of Bemidji to be held at the Central echool building Saturday evening, Cctober 28, for the purpose of vot- ing on two special propositions now under consideration by the school board. _The first proposition calls for the sale for $5,000 of the pesent school farm site, while the second propo- sition calls for the purchase of that land between the present high school cite and the “midway’’ drive on the fair grounds. The ultimate purpose of this tran- saction is to provide the high school with an atnletic field and sufficient .other land for school purposes in the immediate proximity of the, school, 4hus putting the school property to- gether. The present school farm contains apywoximately {10- adves whiie the land desired to be purchased contains »pproximately 11 acres. It is de- sired that there be a large vote on these two propositionss The polls will be open from 7 o’clock p. m. until 9 o’clock p- m. SNOW OF FALL SEASON Snowfall General in Canada, North Dakota, Central and Southern Minnesota Fargo, Oct. 16,—Three inches of snow which fell at Williston, N. D., last night was slowly thawing today underneath a northwest wind. The snowfall was general in Alberta, Sas- katchewan, Dakota, Central and Southern Minnesotsy, and Northern ‘Wisconsin, although temperatures at most points were high enough to melt the Sleet as it fell. Different points in Montana report “traces.” Snow is probably lying over North- west Canada here temperatures throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan average from 16 to 25 degrees. Points reporting precipitation to tae Moorhead observatory, Edmonton Lad the lowest with 10 degrees above with .12 of an inch precipitation, which ‘would be approximately an inch and a half of snow; the lowest at Williston, where .28 of an inch precipitation was reported was 28 degrees; Havre, Montana, and Yel- Jowstone reported traces of snow but the sleet storm appears not to have been general over Montana. A trace of snow stood on ground at Devils Lake this morning but more (Continued on pagz 6) TURK GUARDS REPORTED * TO HAVE KILLED GREEKS Athens, Oct. 16—Many Greeks were slain and a number of girls caried off to bondage when the Kem- alist Gendarmerie on its way to Thrace destroyed the village of Chile according to an unconfirmed report received here today. | Chile is on"the railfoad not far from the Black Sea. It is directly north of Ismid and norteast of Con- stantinople. Constantinople, Oc¢t. 16—Thous- ands of Christians, many of them hungry and with all their earthly possessions on their backs, trudged out of Thrace today as the cross gave way to the crescent. Aged men-and women, many cagry- ing children, walked toward the Balk- an peninula, leaving the homes they had oecupied for years.” Some load- ed their household goods in.ox carts lothers left everything behind and fled in order to be out of Thrace in 15 days, the time limit set by the allied generals and Turkish represen- tatives at the Mudania conference. SHIPSTEAD ADPRESSES Farmer-Labor Candidate For Senate Flays Newberry and Esch-Cummins law Flaying Newberryism and declar- ‘ing that the Ecsh-Cammins law is the most vicious class legislation ever enacted, Henrik Shipstead, Farmer- Labor candidate for the United States senate from Minnesota, ad- dresed an audience of between 400 and 500 interested voters at the new armory Saturday evening. He referred to the Ecsh-Cummins law as vicious class legislation. Un- der this law, the speaker said, rail- roads are given Six percent on eight- een billion five hundred million dol- lars, which, he reflected, included | a large amount of watered stock. He told of how Senator LaFollette and Senator Smoot had placed the value of railroads at eight and twelve billions ,respectively. Declaring himself in favor of an adjusted compensation for the sér- vice men of the World War, he said the boys were told that. hothing would be too good for them when they got back from the World War, and that “nothing” was what they received. He favored a soldier bon- us to be paid out of war profits. Declaring that Senator Kellogg voted for the Ecsh-Cummins bill and against the bonus bill, he added that a change is needed in the senate so that justice shall again be done. He likened the Newberry case to similar situations in Rome where seats in the government were sold to the highest bidder, declaring that Rome met its downfall in that man- ner. He also declared that rural credit laws had been enacted far more for the benefit of Wall Street brokers than for the benefit of the farmers. He also scored those mem- bers of the present congress who are going about saying that they have no apologies to make. Frank H. Keyes, former mayor of International Falls, preceeded Mr. Shipstead on the program, he giving a general talk on presertt issues. Ottor Morken presided as chairman of the meeting, introducing the speakers. Announcement was made that Magnus Johnson, Farmer-Labor can- didate for governor of Minnesota, and Paul J. Smith, representative of the American Federation of Labor, would speak in Bemidji at a public meting to be held Wednesday even- iog, November 1, it e e —— __.T | EMIDJI DAILY PIONEER 2 : BEMIDJI, MINN., MONDAY EVENING, OCT. 16, 1922 HURTS BACK; IS NEARLY RUN OVER BY ENGINE St. Paul, Oct. 16—John Hal- vorson, lying across the railroad tracks in the lower yards here today saw a freight train come to a grinding stop within a foot of his body.. . Halvorson wrench- ed his back and was unable to move. . . The train was moving slowlyin a heavy fog or Halvor- son would: have ‘been killed. FAIR ASSOCIATION TO MEET AGAIN WEDNESDAY Due to the small attendance at the meeting set for Saturday after- noon, the Beltrami County Agricul- tural association adjourned its an- riual meeting until Wedresday after- noon, October, 18, to be held directly after the ergular weekly meeting of the Civic and Commerce association. At this meeting, officers and di- rectors will be named for the ensuing year and other important annual bus- iness will be attended to. Plans for the coming year will be discussed and a few additional improvements mey be suggested. It is desired that there be a large attendance at this meet- ing, since the Northern Minnesota Fair is everybody’s fair. The present officers of the associa- tion are: president, H. M. Clark; vice- president, Thomas Porte; secretary, Clara E. 'Lucas; treasuere, A. E. Feir; The board of directors also consists of the following: Agricultural depart- ment, C. F. Schoeder;livestock, H. M. Clark; schools, J. C. McGhee; domes- tic arts, Clara E. Lucas; poultry, Ethel P. McMahon; boys’ and girls’ clubs, H. A. Pflughoeft; farmers’ clubs, Thomas Porte; commercial, A. T. Carlson; sports and concessions, C. W. Jewett; publicity, W. Z. Rob- inson; building, Charles Carter; fi- | nance, J. LeRoy Elwell; directors-at- large, A. E. Feir, A. W. Hoskins and Peter Milbach. JUDGES ARE NAMED FOR LAND CLEARING CONTEST Score Cards Qnd Reports to Be in County Agent’s Office by Nov. 8 Editors of three Minnesota farm papers—D:-A. Wallace of the Farmer, Harry N. Owen of the Farm, Stock and Home, and George W. Kelly of the Northwest Farmstead—also N. J. Holmberg, state commissioner of agriculture, and J. F. Reed, presi- dent of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation, have been requested to act as judges in awarding prizes in a land clearing contest started in eight northen Minnesota counties by the land clearing section of the Uni- versity of Minnesota. Many general and special county prizes have been hung up for this contest which was started in the fall 'of 1921 and will close on Nov. 1 in the counties of Beltrami, Itasca, Koo- hiching, St. Louis;. Cass, Aitkin, and Crow Wing. Various land clearing associations are co-operating with the university. The land clearing com- mittee of three men in each com- munity will turn over the score cards of the entrymen to the county agrnt’s office immediately after the coilest has closed, or not later than Nov. 8, in order to be recognized by the judges. The county, agents will for- ward all reports as to individual and comunity contests to the. university for submission to the five judges authorized to make the awards. Gen- (Continued on Page 6) WEDNESDAY IS DESIGNATE? AS BIG TRASE DAY Dollar D‘, Bargains Sure to Attract Buyers to Bemidji Stores ADS IN TODAY'’S ISSUE SHOW FINE OFFERING Local Shoppers as Well as Outsiders Are Invited To Participate Wednesday, October 18, has been designated as Dollar Day and if those who receive the Bemidji papers will read all the anpouncements of the merchants contained in this issue they will be able to see thast some extraordinary bargains are in store for thrifty shoppers. Every Dollar Day thathas been staged bythe merchants of Bemidji has been a success and although there are not as many merchants taking part in this one as heretofore, a com- parison of the former Dollar Day bargains and those offered for Wed- nesday will show that a real cash saving can be made by patronizing the merchants making this event pos- sible. Many items which are listed will be in more demand as the weather gets colder, These community bargain days are fostered by the Merchants Trade Committee of the Civic and Com- merce association and are meant to stimulate trade in Bemidji, to birng new customers in to trade with the Bemidji merchants so that they can demonstrate in a practical way the feasibility of alway tradisng here. It also makes a buying holiday for the local shoppers, since no one is barred from participating- It has been demonstrated time af- (Continuea on Page 6) DEMONSTRATION IN LAND CLEARING NEAR PINEWOOD > There wil be a denonstration in land clearing Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. on the farm of ‘R. E, Coussens, 2% miles north of Pinewood. Mr. Coussens has formerly had charge of the Mayo Stock farm at Rochester, Minn. He recently bought a farm north of Pinewood and intends to enter into stock Taising. MINNESOTA LOSES FIGHT AGAINST RATE INCREASE Washington, Oct. 16—The State of Minnesota lost today in Supreme Court its suit to knock out an in- crease of 20 percent intra-state pas- senger and baggage rates which rail- roads are collecting under authority from the Interstate Commerce Com- mission. The Supreme Court held an in- junction granted by . the District Court in Minnesota restraining Minn- esota state officials from interfering with collection of higher charges. The suit dates back to December, 1920, when the Interstate Commerce Commission authoirzed; similar ad- vances in freight rates but denied any increase in passenger and bag- gage rates on the ground that the state law fixed the maximum pas- senger rate at 2 cents a mile. ARMY OF OCCUPATION TO BE REURNED HOME (By United Press) Washington, Oct. 16—The 1,000 American troops, constitut- ing the American Army of Oc. cupation in Germany are to be returned home, it was announc- today following a conference of Secretary of War Weeks and General Pershing with President Harding.. .It was learned that the question was taken up by Weeks and Pershing with the President, LOCAL DUCK HUNTER HAS THRILLING EXPERIENCE Although rarely ever seen wear- ing any other sort of headgear than an ordinary cap, it is understod that from now on Paul Howe of the Northern National Bank will wear a high silk hat when out hunting ducks. The fact that Pau! is not very tall probably saved his life Sunday. ‘While he and two other young men of Bemidji were out at Rice Lake near Turtle River Sunday, some hunter with a high-powered rifle ap- parently took a shot into the rice beds of the lake to find out if there were any ducks hiding there. However, it happened that Mr. Howe and one of the other young men were out in the middle of the lake in a canoe, entirely concealed by the rice beds. The bullet took a chunk out of the top layer of Mr. Howe's cap, at least not a quarter of an inch from the top of his skull. Ricocheting, the bullet then passed a short dis- tance from the other young man who was standing on the opposite shore from where the bullet was fired. Mr. Howe considers his ape a matter of rare luck and the chances are that he will be a hearty exponent for a coat of armor the next time he-goes hunting. INFORMATION SERVICE ON TRADE ESTABLISHED Department of Commerce is Revealing Opportunities for Trade Abroad By United Press) * Washington, Oct: 16—A wWorld in- formation service revealing to Amer- jcan business opportunities for the sale of raw maerials and manufac- tured products accross the seas, has been established by the Department of Commerce under the direction of Secretary Herbert Hoover. In little more than half a yes Paul J. Croghan, chief of the editor- ial department, has built up a news- gathering agency with more than one Showsand correspondents, scattered in every corner of the globe and he has increased his “bona-fide circula- tion from 5,000 to 6,000,000. All of this has been accomplished by a combination feature service, conceived and prepared by Groghan and his assistant, William L. Kilcoin. This service is divided in thrce sec- tions, The first section is entitled “What the World Wants and Needs: Trade Opportunities.” This publication is released every Monday and contains up-to-the-minute informatien from all over the world on needs of the various nations together with actual advertisements announcing the wants of specific concerns for American good. The cecond publication is Te- (Continued on Page 6) + |- ————— PRICE 3¢ | SOLDIER BONUS FIGHT IS ONLY JUST STARTED National Head of American Legion Addresses Annual Meet in New Orleans New Orleans. Oct. 16—The Amer- ican Legion has “only just started to fight” for an adjusted compensation, Hanford MacNider, national comand- cv of the organization declared in addressing the opening sesion of the legion’s annual conventigh here to- day. The legislature will pass it, MacNider said, “because is it right and right always prevails.” “A great well-financed attack has been instituted which we cannot help but feel is sordid and selfish and has given us one little set-back,” he said, “but those who represent the people in Washington are with us by great majorities. No man, untouched by the war. kith or kin, others who served no one group either financial or otherwise, can stand between the wishes of the American people and the conviction of what they believe to be a just obligation.” MacNiderjs Temarks were inter- preted as a slap at President Hard- iing, although he did nit directly mention him. He said claims that (Continued on Page 6) RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS MEETS DEC. 6 The Executive Committee has de- cided that the Eighteenth Conven- tion of the National Rivers and Har- bors Congres will be held at the New Willard Hotel, Washington, D. C., on Wednesday and Thyrsday, Decem- ber 6 and 7, and the official call will be isued shortly . This will be the second convention of the Congres in 1922, the Seven- tecnth, which would regularly have been held in December, 1921, having been postponed until March of the present year because of the Confer- cnce on the Limitation of Armament. There were also two conventions in 1919, none having been held in 1917 .| on 1918 on account of the war, There is a growing apreciation of waterways among the business men of the country—an appreciation which will be greatly increased by the shortage of railway cars which is already in evidence and which, un- less all signs fail, will be a serious matter by the time the convention meets. FOREIGNERS ARE NOT WELCOME IN GERMANY ct Spirit of Hostility is Result of Actions of Some Foreigners Di B y CarlD. Groat (United Press Staff Correspondent) Berlin, Oct. 16—Americans and other foreigners will be unwelcome in Germany this winter. Already, a keen spirit of -esent- ment, especially among the working classes, is setting up against what are called “valuta-strong foreigners”. And, part of this resentment, it maybe said in all fairness is attrib- utable to the conduct of certain trav- cling foeigners, who have swarming over Germany- this sum- mer. They have made it difficult for Americans and others whose business requires them to remain in Germany- They have flaunted in the faces of waiters and shop girls their dcllars and their cheap marks; thcy have Loasted of how cheaply they can buy foods and goods in Germany; anl have said they would be “glad to get rid of this junk”—meaning the marks they bought by the bale The German has seen this; he has read, too, daily of how many marks can be had for a dollar, and of how the foreigners were ‘“buying out” the country, taking along not only luxuries but necessities” He has heard of the foreigner feasting on pavier, lobster and phampaghe at rates comparitively low when reck- oned with American of British cur- rency. Furthermore, he has observed that many of the foreigners were leading a loose life—wine, women and song. Then he has turned the page, and read how many hundred marks his meat and his butter and his bread and potatoes are costing and will cost. He has reckoned that up in the terms of p weekly wage running between 2,000 and 4,000 marks at present and has come to the con- clusion that the economic situation is all wrong., P And, along with it he has gathered a sullen dislike for the foreigner The result is a distinct spirit of hostility. A few cases have come to light in the last couple of weeks where persons caking English on the streets were hissed. The foreigner wonders at such treatment and Tesents it. On the other hand, through the German re- sents the boorish impoli lou outhed braggado many travelers assume. been | OFFICE: SEEKER CAMPAIGNS ARE ON IN EARNEST During Coming Three Weeks Candidates Will Be Aided by Imported Talent LARGE VOTE EXPECTED IN NORTHWEST STATES Minnesota Has Two Three- Cornered Races; N. D. Has Interesting Contest (By United Press) St. Paul, Oct. 16—Poljtical cam- paigns in Minnesota and the Dakotas were trimmed for a whirlwind finish today- In the last three weeks before election candidates will be aided by imported talent in their efforts to win. A larger vote than has been cast in recent years is expected in the northwest.states because of hot contests. Republicans in Minnesota are frankly concerned over the populsrity gained by Anna Dickey Olesen in her vigorous campaign against Frank B. Kellogg for the U. S. Senatorship. The presence of D. Henrik Ship- stead, farmer-labor candidate in"the race is looked upon as assuring the 1e-election of Senator Kellogg, how- cver. Dr. Shipstead polled 281,000 votes against Governor Preus for the governoship last election, and while no very great campaign has been conducted by him this fall, he is ‘ex- pected to retain a large following. Two months ago Republicans were betting that Mrs. Olesen, the first woman to be nominated for the sen- atorship in the country, would not poll 100,000 votes. Within the last month this sentiment has changed, and sources of ordinarily good judge- ment are predicting that Mrs. Olesen will poll around 200,000 votes. ., Democrats, enthusiastic over the remarkable campaign ‘Mrs, Olesen has conducted virtually “alofie,” are full of confidence that Mrs. Olesen can be clected. They are certain that if her campaign winds up suc- cessfully as it has gone in the last month, she will be the first woman clected to the U. S. Senate. The gubernatorial contest has been faded by the senatorial race. Gov- ernor Preus and Senator Kellogg, ¢2- spite the fact that Governor Preus was ready to accept the endorsemént to run against Kellogg in the pri- mary, are playing hand in hand. They have been appearing for united Re- publicanism. Governor 'Preus {8 op- posed to Edward Indrehus and Mag- nus Johnson, the former a democrat and the latter a farmer-labor candi- date. In North Dakota interest centers in the battle between former Gov- ernor Lynn J. Frazicr, and J. F. T. (Continucd on page 6) ROYAL ARCCH CHAPTER HOLD MEETING TONIGHT Royal Arch Masons will hold their rezular mecting in the Masonic hall at 8 o'clock this evening and it 'is requested that there be a large at- tendance of members. Following the regular business session a smoker will be enjoyed. GREAT MINEFIREIS | CABSING HEAVY LOSS By E. J. Johnson (By United Press) New Lexington, Ohio, Oct. 16— Geologists and miners estimate $50,- 000,000 worth of bituminous coal has been burned in the subterranean veins of Perry county where incen- diairsm started a fire during the great coal strike of 1884. The blaze, which has been eating its way through the unmined stocks of Ohio fuel, is raging again at the mouth of an abandoned shaft near Shawnee. The furnace hurls its tongues of flame a hundred feet into the air and can be seen for miles; At other places in the hills the fire has broken through the surface stfat- um and shoots as high as the sur- rounding tree tops. " < At the present rate geologists es- timate it will take fifteen years for the fire to consume its acreage. Cha:ms large enough to hold two story nave been opened by the blaze in the New Straitsville district. Great fissures scar the earth’s sur- face all along the three mile line cf the fire, ) For leat and smoke, residents of this district might be living on the es of Vésuvius. Aftér each rain of smoke rise from the cracks in the carth and smoke constantly jout over the lard. ‘ On oac farm near New Straits- 1|vil'o water is at the steaming point when drawn from the well because of the intenze underground heat. —